I cannot be confident of my child raising. I always say “No!””Don’t do that!” I cannot stay with my daughters so often though… I have been thinking that it might not be good,and now I have come to understand why it is not good. たぶん僕は…

What do you think “collaboration” is? 【協働】ってなんだと思いますか？ According to Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Fifth Edition, it is about when you work together with another person or group to achieve something, especially…

Recently, I often fall asleep when I try to make my 3-year daughter sleep. I read picture books every night I am present and pretend to sleep, but it is very difficult to keep awake because of the fatigue of the end of a day. Then I sleep …

This year, I have now had three opportunities of expressing my ideas or practices outside of school. 今年、現時点で、3度学校外でアイデアや実践を発表する機会をいただいています。 One is what I raised my hand to output my practice about “inte…

A Happy New Year! あけましておめでとうございます！ How have you been so far?Today I want to write about the importance of reflection, and the idea to implement a better reflection.みなさまお元気でしょうか。今日は「ふりかえり」の大切さにつ…

"What on earth have I been doing?!" 「あぁなにをやってるんや…」 I would often think so after class when I was teaching at Horikawa as a freshman teacher.堀川で教え始めて1年目のとき、授業後によく思いました。 I would reflect myself just afte…

Last time, I wrote about “LIFE-PURPOSE” here, http://kazu044.hatenablog.com/entry/2017/11/29/224905. Today, I would like to share my current “MISSON”, which now I can say can be defined as almost same as one of my LIFE-PURPOSEs.前回のブロ…

“What is a purpose of life?” I often thought of that kind of matter when I was in high school.「人生の目的ってなんだろう？」高校にいた時、こういう類のことをたくさんかんがえていました。 Thanks to one life teacher of mine, I have recently co…

Do you know a word “Growth mindset” ? グロウス・マインドセットという言葉をご存知ですか？ This is a word defined by Professor Carol Dweck. キャロルドゥエック氏によって定義づけられたものです。 She explains: Growth mindset is based on the bel…

Do you know “reframing” ?突然ですがみなさん、リフレーミングを知っていますか？ You first make a “frame” when you perceive something.人はまずなにかを認識する際に、まずはじめにフレームを作ります。 For example, imagine you got scolded by a per…

"To live is to journey, and to journey is to live." 「人生とは旅であり、旅とは人生である」 This is a phrase said by Hidetoshi Nakata, a professional soccer player who had been active in Japanese national team.これは、サッカー日本代表で活躍…

When do you feel you are happy most? What's the most precious happiness for you?あなたはいつ幸せを感じますか？何が最もかけがえのない幸せですか？ For me, it is definetely staying with my family, becuase they make me fun, happy and what's mo…

I sometime go off a tangent when I teach something in class.授業中、たまに脱線するときがあります。 Of course I know that we need a goal or an aim in class and we should achieve it, and those tangents could become distractions from achievin…

This month, I went to Kyoto to see the ex-coworkers.I felt weird to realize that it's been almost two months since I left the previous school.Today I want to write about something important reminded when I saw them.今月、前の職場の同僚と会…

Are you tired? みなさん、疲れていませんか？ I've been thinking about a sense of tiredness recently.最近、疲労感についてよく考えています。 Since I started working, I have often been aware that I feel tired.When I feel so, I always notice th…

I haven't written this blog for a while. I've moved to school so I have been busy, but I know I will keep being busy, now I would like to turn back to the first purposes I've had.お久しぶりのブログ!学校をうつりここのところずっと忙しかった…

I've been thinking about my dream these days.最近、夢について考える One of them is "To take a journey all around the world with my wife."一番の夢は【妻といろんな世界を旅すること】だけれど and another one has got more specific while I keep …

Writing a new article in a while. I get very busy every February.I quit writing last year because I got much more busier in March, but somehow I can cotinue this year.久しぶりのブログです。昨年度同様に仕事で激動の2月、昨年度はここでやめち…

Do you know Japanese words which became into English?みなさんは英語になっている日本語を知っていますか？ They're called "loanword", which means a word taken into one language from another (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Fifth E…

In English educational context, we often say it is important to improve students' four SKILLS (Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing), not only declarative grammar knowledge.英語教育界では、文法の宣言的知識のみではなく、4技能の育成が必要だ…

One of my favorite movies is back to the futre by Robert Zemeckis.最も好きな映画、ロバートゼメキスの「バックトゥザフューチャー」です。 I might have watched it for the first time when I was in elementary school.初めて見たのは小学生やと思い…

Last year, I set three goals:【OUT OF CLASS】1. I will see other teachers' classes at least 1 period a week2. I will read books about Evaluation and Assessment at least three chapters every week3. I will take university entrance examinatio…

Last year, I started this blog, but I failed to keep it. I had continued just for 2 months... 去年、ブログを始めましたが、全然続かず…2ヶ月間とかでした。 Just 16 times...the goal was 4 times a week last year, so it would be 208 times a year…

The differences between EnglishES are interesting. 英語間の違い、というのは面白いなぁと思います。 One example is the deferences between American English and British English. 一つの例が、アメリカ英語とイギリス英語の違い。 I have never paid …

Recently I realized that we have only two choices when we make a mistake. 僕たちは、ミスを犯した時、2つの選択肢のみあるということに最近気づきました。One is trying to justify the reason why it happened, and the other is trying to find out t…

I went to Taiwan for a business trip and came back day before yesterday. 出張で台湾へ行っており、一昨日帰ってきました。One of the best senior high schools in Taipei held a model united nations, inviting 200 students from all over Taiwan. I…

Today I'm leaving for Taiwan to accompany four students who are joining Model United Nations.今日、模擬国連へ参加する4人の生徒とともに、台湾へ旅立ちます。A lot of colleagues have concerned me and my family about this business trip to Taiwa…

I sometime think about my job, asking what the word "teacher" means."教師"という職業とはなんだろう、とたまに思うことがある。A teacher helps students learn things, inspiring the heart and mind of the students.教師とは、生徒の心と頭に火をつ…

One of the things that has been surrounding English eduction is the debate about that the English is the subject of liberal arts or skill-oriented.英語教育をとりまく話の中に、英語という教科は教養教科か、技能教科か、という話があります。I th…

Great news for me!むちゃ嬉しいニュースです！I heard my baby stood up and sat down by herself without any support today!今日赤ちゃんが支えなしで立っちして、そのままお座りしたらしい！What a sweet day it is!なんて良い日やろうか！Recently I ha…